Farnworth was a county constituency in Lancashire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Farnworth | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Lancashire (until 1974) Greater Manchester (from 1974) |
1918–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Ince, Leigh, Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth and Westhoughton |
Replaced by | Worsley, Bolton South East and Eccles[1] |
Boundaries
editFrom 1885 to 1918 the Farnworth area had been included in the Radcliffe-cum-Farnworth constituency.
The Farnworth constituency included Farnworth, Moses Gate, Kearsley, Stoneclough, Little Lever, Little Hulton, Walkden, and Roe Green.[2][3][4]
The constituency disappeared in the 1983 redistribution; Farnworth itself and the surrounding wards within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton were placed in the new Bolton South East constituency where it has remained since, while Walkden, Worsley and surroundings in the City of Salford became part of the new Worsley (1983–2010), later Worsley and Eccles South (2010–present) constituency.
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1918 | Edward Bagley | Conservative | |
1922 | Thomas Greenall | Labour | |
1929 | Guy Rowson | Labour | |
1931 | James Stones | Conservative | |
1935 | Guy Rowson | Labour | |
1938 by-election | George Tomlinson | Labour | |
1952 by-election | Ernest Thornton | Labour | |
1970 | John Roper | Labour Co-operative | |
1981 | SDP | ||
1983 | constituency abolished |
Election results
editElections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Edward Bagley | 10,237 | 42.9 | ||
Labour | Thomas Greenall | 9,740 | 40.8 | ||
Liberal | Thomas Flitcroft | 3,893 | 16.3 | ||
Majority | 497 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 23,870 | 69.9 | |||
Registered electors | 34,132 | ||||
Unionist win (new seat) |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Greenall | 13,391 | 45.6 | +4.8 | |
Unionist | Edward Bagley | 10,037 | 34.8 | −9.1 | |
Liberal | Edward Rudd | 5,927 | 20.2 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 3,354 | 10.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,355 | 84.8 | +14.9 | ||
Registered electors | 34,606 | ||||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +6.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Greenall | 14,858 | 57.2 | +11.6 | |
Unionist | Alexander Worsthorne | 11,134 | 42.8 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 3,724 | 14.4 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 25,992 | 73.5 | −11.3 | ||
Registered electors | 35,351 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Greenall | 15,327 | 47.5 | −9.7 | |
Unionist | Alexander Worsthorne | 12,521 | 38.7 | −4.1 | |
Liberal | J Charles Martin | 4,467 | 13.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 2,806 | 8.8 | −5.6 | ||
Turnout | 32,315 | 89.6 | +16.1 | ||
Registered electors | 36,058 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −2.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Guy Rowson | 21,857 | 52.2 | +4.7 | |
Unionist | Mary Pickford | 10,643 | 25.4 | −13.3 | |
Liberal | Ernest Frederick Dyer | 9,381 | 22.4 | +8.6 | |
Majority | 11,214 | 26.8 | +18.0 | ||
Turnout | 41,881 | 87.5 | −2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 47,841 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.0 |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Stones | 22,460 | 53.5 | +28.1 | |
Labour | Guy Rowson | 19,553 | 46.5 | −5.7 | |
Majority | 2,907 | 7.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,013 | 84.8 | −2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 49,550 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +16.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Guy Rowson | 22,040 | 51.7 | +5.2 | |
Conservative | Edgar Godfrey Unsworth | 16,839 | 39.5 | −14.0 | |
People's Peace | James Monteith Erskine | 3,763 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,201 | 12.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42,642 | 82.4 | −2.4 | ||
Registered electors | 51,739 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Tomlinson | 24,298 | 59.1 | +7.4 | |
Conservative | Herbert F. Ryan | 16,835 | 40.9 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 7,463 | 18.2 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 41,133 | 77.9 | −4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 52,784 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.0 |
Elections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Tomlinson | 28,462 | 66.1 | +14.4 | |
Conservative | Fred Howard | 14,570 | 33.9 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 13,892 | 32.2 | +20.0 | ||
Turnout | 43,032 | 77.5 | −4.9 | ||
Registered electors | 55,549 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.0 |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Tomlinson | 25,375 | 56.60 | ||
Conservative | F. Kay | 14,266 | 31.82 | ||
Liberal | Abraham Lomax | 5,189 | 11.57 | New | |
Majority | 11,109 | 24.78 | |||
Turnout | 44,830 | 88.14 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Tomlinson | 26,297 | 59.22 | ||
Conservative | Jesse Seddon | 18,112 | 40.78 | ||
Majority | 8,185 | 18.44 | |||
Turnout | 44,409 | 86.75 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Thornton | 21,834 | 59.90 | +0.68 | |
Conservative | Donald Henry Moore | 14,615 | 40.10 | −0.68 | |
Majority | 7,219 | 19.80 | +1.36 | ||
Turnout | 36,449 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Thornton | 24,829 | 57.66 | ||
Conservative | David Waddington | 18,231 | 42.34 | ||
Majority | 6,598 | 15.32 | |||
Turnout | 43,060 | 81.53 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Thornton | 27,393 | 58.60 | ||
Conservative | Albert Samuel Royse [15] | 19,356 | 41.40 | ||
Majority | 8,037 | 17.20 | |||
Turnout | 46,749 | 83.34 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Thornton | 28,492 | 62.06 | ||
Conservative | Albert Samuel Royse [15] | 17,421 | 37.94 | ||
Majority | 11,071 | 24.12 | |||
Turnout | 45,913 | 78.79 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Thornton | 30,015 | 66.19 | ||
Conservative | Mark Andrew | 15,329 | 33.81 | ||
Majority | 14,686 | 32.38 | |||
Turnout | 45,344 | 74.78 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | John Roper | 29,392 | 58.48 | ||
Conservative | Ivan A. Johnston | 20,867 | 41.52 | ||
Majority | 8,525 | 16.96 | |||
Turnout | 50,259 | 72.26 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | John Roper | 28,068 | 49.75 | ||
Conservative | Albert Samuel Royse [15] | 15,431 | 27.35 | ||
Liberal | Margaret Patricia Rothwell [20] | 12,918 | 22.90 | New | |
Majority | 12,637 | 22.40 | |||
Turnout | 56,417 | 80.73 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | John Roper | 28,184 | 53.5 | ||
Conservative | R. H. Shepherd | 13,489 | 25.6 | ||
Liberal | Margaret Patricia Rothwell [20] | 11,059 | 21.0 | ||
Majority | 14,695 | 27.9 | |||
Turnout | 52,732 | 74.73 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | John Roper | 27,965 | 50.1 | ―3.4 | |
Conservative | Stanley Windle | 19,858 | 35.6 | +10.0 | |
Liberal | Margaret Patricia Rothwell [20] | 8,043 | 14.4 | ―6.6 | |
Majority | 8,107 | 14.5 | |||
Turnout | 55,866 | 77.8 | +3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―6.7 |
References
edit- ^ "'Farnworth', Feb 1974 – May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Minutes of Proceedings at a Public Inquiry Held at the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester on Monday 14 November 2005, Boundary Commission for England, archived from the original on 9 January 2007, retrieved 22 June 2011
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Boundary Map of Lancashire Farnworth PDivCon (1918–1948)". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. "Boundary Map of Farnworth CCon/BCon (1949–1982)". A Vision of Britain through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949. Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 395.
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench
- ^ The Liberal Year Book, 1930
- ^ a b "Labour Hold Farnworth". Hull Daily Mail. 28 January 1938. Retrieved 13 October 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ General Election 5 July 1945: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ General Election 23 February 1950: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ General Election 25 October 1951: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ By-election 1952: Farnworth Archived 25 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. British Election Ephemera Archive. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ General Election 26 May 1955: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ General Election 8 October 1959: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Albert Samuel Royse. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ General Election 15 October 1964: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ General Election 31 March 1966: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ General Election 18 June 1970: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ General Election 28 February 1974: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Margaret Patricia Rothwell. Links in a Chain. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ General Election 10 October 1974: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ General Election 3 May 1979: Farnworth. Political Science Resources. Retrieved 13 May 2010.